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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
Complete, Incomplete, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes:
 - Brown Sequard Syndrome
 - Anterior
Spinal Cord Injury ... Syndromes Complete ... Brown Sequard Syndrome ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... #Spinal #Cord #Injury
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... CNS - Seizure, coma ... , spinal cord injury ... compartment syndrome ... #Electrical #Injury
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Acute spinal cord injury ... Hypothyroidism, Deep coma ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... in spinal cord injury ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome
External Snapping Hip Syndrome - Coxa Saltans

External snapping hip or coxa saltans: sliding of the iliotibial
External Snapping Hip Syndrome ... - Coxa Saltans ... snapping hip or coxa ... Snapping #Hip #Syndrome ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Localization in Coma ... pupils: Metabolic coma ... • Horner's syndrome ... #Localization #Coma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
, Compartment syndrome ... , Electrical injury ... exhaustion, Heat iniury ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... extracellular fluid into injured
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury seen with positive Anterior Drawer Test

#Anterior #Cruciate #Ligament #ACL #Injury #Drawer #Test
Cruciate Ligament Injury ... Ligament #ACL #Injury ... #Drawer #Test #physicalexam